152 PEARS. 



yellow, and with a tinge of red next the sun. Eye open, 

 with stout, erect segments, placed even with the surface. 

 Stalk an inch and a half to an inch and three quarters 

 <ong, stout and fleshy at the insertion. Flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, sugary, and pleasantly flavoured, but soon 

 becomes mealy. 



One of the earliest summer pears. Ripe early in July, 

 and requires to be gathered as it is changing to yellow 



Amire Eoux. See Summer Archduke. 

 Amoselle. See Bergamotte d'Hollande. 



AMOUR (Abondance ; Ah! Mon Dieu ; Belle Fertile). 

 Fruit small and obovate. Skin pale yellow or citron 

 in the shade, and fine red covered with darker red dots 

 on the side next the sun. Eye small, scarcely at all de- 

 pressed, surrounded with a few plaits. Stalk an inch 

 long, curved, and inserted in a swollen cavity. Flesh white, 

 tender, and very juicy, with a rich sugary flavour. Hi pens 

 in succession from September onwards, but will not keep 

 longer than a fortnight after being ripe. 



ANANAS (Ananas d'Ete). Fruit large, obtuse pyri- 

 form. Skin yellowish-green, almost entirely covered with 

 rough brown russety dots, and with a brownish tinge 

 next the sun. Eye open, with short stiff segments, and 

 set in a shallow basin. Stalk about an inch and a half 

 long, scarcely at all depressed, but generally with a swell- 

 ing on one side of it. Flesh delicate, melting, buttery, 

 with a pleasantly-perfumed flavour. Ripe in September. 



The tree succeeds well as a standard, and is a good 

 bearer. 



ANGELIQUE DE BORDEAUX (Franc-real Gros ; St. 

 Martial). Fruit medium sized, obtuse pyriform. Skin 

 smooth, yellowish-green in the shade and pale brownish- 

 red next the sun ; strewed with brown dots. Eye small, 

 set in a narrow and rather shallow basin. Stalk thick, 

 an inch and a half long, fleshy at its insertion. Flesh 

 tender, buttery, juicy, and sugary. 



An excellent dessert pear from January to April ; but 

 to have it in perfection late in the season it requires to 

 be grown against a wall in a deep, rich soil. 



Angleterre d'Hiver. See Belli ssime d' Hiver. 

 Angoise. See Winter Bon Chretien. 

 Angora. See Uved ale's St. Germain, 



